At the June 21, 2021 Special Village Board Meeting, the Board voted to extend the Moratorium Ordinance on accepting or approving applications for recreational cannabis dispensaries in Glen Ellyn until September 28, 2021. This extension will allow for additional review time for new Village Board members. The Moratorium Ordinance will maintain the status quo by prohibiting recreational cannabis businesses in Glen Ellyn. The Village Board will continue to weigh this decision and will revisit the topic in September 2021.

For more information on this topic, including background information and frequently asked questions, please visit the Village of Glen Ellyn's website.

The deadline to purchase and display Village vehicle stickers is June 30, 2021. You are required to purchase and display a current Glen Ellyn vehicle sticker for all vehicles registered to a Glen Ellyn address. This includes leased vehicles, company cars and vehicles kept outside of the Village.

To avoid lines at the Civic Center, vehicle sticker payments are encouraged to be made online, through the mail, or placed in the drop box located in front of the Civic Center.

For more information and link to pay online, visit the Village website. For additional questions on vehicle stickers, please contact the Village's Finance Department at (630) 547-5235.

Village offices will be closed on Monday, July 5 in observance of the 4th of July holiday. Following this holiday closure, the Village’s Civic Center will be closed on Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 7 for maintenance to the Village's enterprise resource planning software. With this software upgrade and facility closure, residents and businesses should plan ahead. 

The software being upgraded is responsible for most of the functions performed by the Finance and Community Development departments, therefore, it will be unavailable to Village of Glen Ellyn staff, citizens and businesses during this time period. Most notable to citizens, cashiering (including utility billing) and the ability to accept or process permits will be unavailable during this two day span. Some forms of payments will be unavailable or limited during the upgrade process. 

The full update to the system is expected to conclude by end of day on Wednesday, July 7 with the Civic Center reopening for business on Thursday, July 8. We hope this advanced notice will allow additional time to plan ahead for bill payment and/or permitting.

The scant rainfall received so far this spring has resulted in very dry soil conditions. During times of drought, trees must be given extra care. If stress from drought does not kill a tree outright, it can set it up for secondary disease or insect infestations in coming years. Newly planted and young trees are especially vulnerable as the root system is not well established. Trees growing within a restricted area (i.e. in a parkway, next to a driveway or house, etc.) and trees that have recently received root injury due to construction work are also in danger of drought injury, but all trees are susceptible.

Deep watering to a depth of 6” to 12” below soil surface is recommended during a drought. Follow these suggested watering tips:

This process should be repeated every week during a severe drought.

DuPage County residents can share their views regarding programs and initiatives important to them by completing the County’s annual budget survey, which is now available online.

DuPage County residents may take the brief survey HERE or from the County’s homepage and clicking on the budget survey link.

Each year, the DuPage County Board asks residents to provide their thoughts pertaining to County programs and spending priorities. The information helps determine spending levels for the County’s various programs.

The survey coincides with the regular budget process for Fiscal Year 2022, which begins on December 1, 2021. County Board Chairman Dan Cronin will present his Fiscal Year 2022 budget plan to the County Board on September 28, 2021.

Run for Recreation! The Freedom Four will kick off at 7 a.m. “sharp” on Sunday, July 4, at Lake Ellyn Park. There will be wave starts every 15 minutes in groups of 100 runners. Pre-registration is required at FreedomFourRun.com and the event is limited to 800 participants. All race packets must be picked up at Ackerman Sports & Fitness Center prior to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 3. There will be no race packets given out on race day. A portion of the proceeds from the event help support the Friends of Glen Ellyn Parks’ Scholarship Program, which allows families in our community experiencing economic hardship to attain no and/or reduced cost to recreation and athletic programs.

The Glen Ellyn 4th of July Parade will start at noon on Crescent Avenue, just west of the circle roundabout, giving families the availability to spread out on the hill of Glenbard West High School. There will be no candy or distribution of any materials this year. The CDC recommends that in large events those who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask. 

Staging for the parade will follow behind the starting point on Lake Road, Crescent Boulevard, Crescent Court and Park Row as the map below is showing.

Join us as Glen Ellyn lights up the sky for this year's star-spangled fireworks. Attendees are reminded that no sparklers or candles are to be lit in the park. No blankets are allowed on Lake Ellyn Park until the park opens on Sunday, July 4 at 6 a.m. Do not use rocks or stakes to hold blankets down and they should not be laid on landscape plants. More information here.

Suspended Events: Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta and Afternoon Festivities

In planning for summer activities, Glen Ellyn Park District staff reviewed current State of Illinois COVID-19 guidance and at that time, concluded that the Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta and July 4th Afternoon Festivities at Lake Ellyn Park would not take place for the summer of 2021. More information here.